Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Togo
Togo: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 38.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Togo, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from high-income economies in Togo is 38.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Togo peaked at 100.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2023.
Togo ranks 168th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 100.0% | — |
| 1961 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 82.2% | -17.8% |
| 1963 | 81.7% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 85.8% | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 87.1% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 84.0% | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 80.9% | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 84.0% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 84.9% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 84.6% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 84.0% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 87.1% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 80.2% | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 85.2% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 88.3% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 89.4% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 82.4% | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 80.2% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 74.2% | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 85.8% | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 81.5% | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 83.2% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 81.5% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 84.5% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 90.4% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 84.2% | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 83.0% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 81.7% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 77.2% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 78.5% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 60.1% | -23.4% |
| 1993 | 40.6% | -32.5% |
| 1994 | 43.7% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 72.5% | +65.9% |
| 1996 | 70.3% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 68.9% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 72.8% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 69.7% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 67.8% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 69.4% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | -12.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 38.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.4%, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 38.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.2%, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +65.9% | 43.7% | 72.5% |
| 1993 | -32.5% | 60.1% | 40.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.1% | 80.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 84.9% | 80.2% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.0% | 74.2% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.4% | 40.6% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 50.9% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 42.3% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 38.5% | 44.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 165 United Arab Emirates 40.3% compare
- 166 Rwanda 38.9% compare
- 167 Ethiopia 38.6% compare
- 169 Central African Republic 38.4% compare
- 170 Kyrgyzstan 38.3% compare
- 171 Syria 37.8% compare
More private sector data for Togo
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 33.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 209.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1514 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Togo?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Togo was 38.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Togo ranks 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.